Literary translation

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LEXICON VALLEY A SHOW ABOUT THE MYSTERIES OF ENGLISH. JAN. 26 2015 11:20 AM The Many Lives of Anna Karenina Journalist and author Masha Gessen discusses the challenge of translating a literary masterpiece.

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Last November saw the publication of two new translationsby Marian Schwartz with Yale University Press and Rosamund Bartlett with Oxford University Pressof Leo Tolstoys epic love story Anna Karenina. But why does a novel that already has at least six or seven English-language editions need yet another update? Journalist and author Masha Gessen discusses the difficulty of translating a literary masterpiece and argues the more the better.

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Bob Garfield, author most recently of the genre novel Bedfellows, is co-host of Slates Lexicon Valley and of WNYCs On the Media.

Mike Vuolo is a radio and podcast producer and the host of Lexicon Valley.

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